Working in the Amazon world, who can avoid encountering the “heart-wrenching” problem of TRO?

Especially during the peak season, sellers really need to be extra careful, because this is the golden period when those criminals are active.

This year, TRO incidents have occurred one after another, making sellers extremely anxious. Solving them is really "worse than death", which is really frustrating! 😓

The secret of the standardized process of the cutting and paving team

Recently, a seller broke the news in the circle that there is a team specializing in "cutting and laying eggs" and has developed a set of "cutting and laying eggs operation strategy" flow chart!

What is "interception"? Interception in the legal field: In the legal field, interception may refer to the act of intercepting products through a series of specialized operations such as patent preemption, targeted initial screening, and effectiveness reinforcement, thereby maliciously claiming compensation from sellers and realizing profit. This behavior may involve legal risks and ethical issues.

The core logic is to use third-party tools to specifically screen the best-selling products on Amazon, register patents, and then initiate TRO malicious claims to make a lot of money.

Looking at this flow chart, you will find that these "cutting and paving" teams are really quite "professional".

Judging from the picture, their operation process is frighteningly clear: from screening industries, selecting categories, locking in target products, to forming a patent team, expedited patent applications, to targeted attacks on infringing businesses, and finally implementing TRO claims step by step.

What’s even more shocking is that they have made this routine into a standardized process! 💼

According to the leaked information, these gangs usually target products with high sales and good market prospects.

Then they use patent agencies to lock down the number and sales data of infringing merchants, and then make malicious claims one by one. One seller even revealed that a domestic merchant was sued for more than 4 million! 💸

The exposure of the "shop-cutting" gang made the sellers extremely angry:

"The US station was accidentally attacked. It turns out there is a special operation team behind it. It's really scary!"

"These guys have evolved into a black and gray industry chain. No wonder there are more and more TROs!"

"The link I worked so hard to make was broken in an instant. It really makes me angry!"

What is even more frightening is that these "shop-cutting" gangs are no longer satisfied with the money they claim.

Now, they have started to form a large number of WeChat groups and began to "share their experience". Don't think they are promoting "common prosperity", they are actually cutting leeks!

A senior seller revealed that these groups often have thousands of members, and there may be even more hidden gangs.

They make a fortune by taking in apprentices and charging high tuition fees. Even if they fail to claim compensation, the tuition fees will allow them to make a steady profit.

Finally, I would like to remind all sellers that if you encounter a "shop interception", you must remain calm and deal with it by responding to the lawsuit and using a lawyer, because the other party does not dare to actually sue.

Sellers have dealt with similar situations many times, and the other party almost always directly withdrew the lawsuit when faced with the law.

In addition, if the so-called "black industry" really wants to make money, they won't let you know. Those who try to get you in are either scammers or use you as a scapegoat. Remember, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Be vigilant and don't be fooled! 🚨

In the gray area of ​​cross-border e-commerce, whether it is the rogue behavior of registering trademarks or domain names, the ultimate goal is to file complaints and extort before the big promotion.

Therefore, fellow sellers, please be sure to enhance your legal awareness and self-protection capabilities, take steady steps in this complex and ever-changing market environment, and safeguard your own rights and interests! 💪